41 Days and growing!

Well, I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas holiday with the ones you love! 

As my mom always says, "If you don't believe, you don't receive" and so, as with every year that passes as I get older, I still believe in Santa Claus and the spirit that he brings.  And therefore, Santa made a stop at our house!  No coal for me or Paul this year!  But of course, the best present we are receiving will be here in about 6 weeks, and I am SO excited and ridiculously nervous all at the same time! 

We had a wonderful Christmas Eve at the Mikulski house with Paul's immediate family.  We tracked Santa's whereabouts on TV with our nieces and even managed Chrismas Karaoke on Santa TV!  Then Paul and I braved the weather and late night to attend midnight mass at our parish, St. James, in Arlington Heights.  It was a great mass and besides my back being on fire, all went well.  We were fast asleep by 1am! (That is officially 5 hours past my bedtime these days:))

And not to fail, Santa arrived and we had a great Christmas morning.  Baby even bought Daddy some Chicago Bears onesies.  Daddy is hoping for a Superbowl Baby and even more so, that the Bears are part of that equation!  What a day that would be!  I, myself, would be fine with a little less excitement for the arrival, I need Paul to be FOCUSED on the delivery, not da Bears - ha ha!

Well, you asked and you shall receive, here are a couple pics of me from last week and my growing belly!  Enjoy this while it last, I can't imagine I will continue to be as inclined to take pictures as the belly gets bigger and bigger!

Sending lots of love your way.  My nieces and nephews are currently in their glory right now at Nonnie & Papa's house and having a ball with their cousins.  Marianne and her entourage (i.e. Mom & Karen, etc.) will be dress shopping tomorrow for their JULY 23RD wedding!  And I will be on the phone telecommuting and gettings lots of pictures texted my way so I can live up to my Matron of Honor duties!

Until next week, have a very Happy and SAFE New Year's.  Be careful out there, please watch out for the crazies on the road!  I hope that 2010 was great to you and I wish you nothing but the best for 2011!

XOXO,
Jen

Our Christmas Tree 2010

My belly at 33 weeks

33 weeks

48 Days

Crib is ready w/mobile and all!

View of the nice new recliner - where we will be spending A LOT of sleepless nights!

Well, I am inspired by my friends who have managed to pull together a nice blog as they near the arrival of their little ones.  What a great way to share with friends and family the latest and greatest events in our life as they unfold...

We are officially 48 days out from the expected due date of Baby M.  I am now heading to the doctor every 2 weeks for check-ups and learning what it feels like to have a foot or hand up in my ribs from the inside!  As of last week, Baby M is measuring a little big, so I will have an ultrasound in 2 weeks to check on the position and also on the size of this little one!  Hopefully, he/she will be average:)

We are putting the finishing touches on the baby's room this week...just added some beautiful crown moulding and still need to hang the curtains and put up a new light fixture.  The laundry is mostly done and the room is becoming cozier by the minute!  We are anxious to find out if we will be adding more blue or purple to accent the room!

Christmas is just 4 days away and I am sad that I will not be able to celebrate the holidays with my mom & dad, Karen, Stephen & Marianne this year, but we will definitely make up for it next year with our addition!  Speaking of additions - my sister, Marianne became engaged to Roger Krzeminski (Polish men are fantastic!) over the weekend!!!  Marianne surely waited for Mr. Right and he is such a lucky man!  So with that, 2011 will add 2 new family members to the McClure's - what a great year it will be!

I will do my best to keep this blog up to date each week...I plan to post pictures of Baby M once he/she arrives and keep you all posted on this new and exciting chapter that Paul & I are starting...

Until next week, have a very blessed & Merry Christmas.  Hug your family and friends extra tight and enjoy the special time you have with them!  Spending time with the ones you love is surely the best present Santa can bring!

Ho ho ho!
Jen